thinking of tradition / Adolf Loos vs Herzog n de Meuron
How important is tradition? How important is it to preserve traditions? Where is the line between ordinary and traditional, or banal and traditional? Or, perhaps,they mean the same? Does tradition allow us to learn from the past experience and give us an opportunity for improvement? Or does it limit us, stopping or slowing the progress? How tight should we hold on to our traditions, if we should at all? If traditions are rejected, does it mean that our heritage, historical and cultural, is rejected as well? How can one, if he/she can at all, identify themselves as personalities/individuals outside of their traditions? Can one place him/herself outside of the traditions? How big part of our life is based/rests/evolves around/operated by traditions?